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In The Money Exercisable Stock Option Shares

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Number of stock incentive plans.

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Performance restricted stock units, based on operating performance goals

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Performance restricted stock units, based on TSR

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Reduction in number of shares available for issuance after amendment approved by shareholders.

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Stock options and stock appreciation rights exercise price percentage of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date

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Aggregate number of common shares reserved for future issuance.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total recognized tax benefit related to compensation cost for equity-based payment arrangements recognized in income during the period.

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Description of the plan, including the basis for determining contributions, the employee groups covered, and the nature and effect of significant matters affecting comparability of information for all periods presented. For leveraged ESOPs and pension reversion ESOPs, the description generally includes the basis for releasing shares and how dividends on allocated and unallocated shares are used.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Discount rate from fair value on offering date that participants pay for shares.

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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2013 stock_incentive_plan	Oct. 27, 2012	Jul. 27, 2013	Oct. 25, 2013	Jul. 28, 2012	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member]	Nov. 19, 2013 2005 Plan [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Stock awards subsequent to November 12, 2009 [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Employee Stock Option [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Employee Stock Option [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Performance Shares [Member]	Jul. 27, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Performance Shares [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jul. 27, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Performance Shares [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 2005 Plan [Member] Stock awards prior to November 12, 2009 [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 1996 Plan [Member] M	Oct. 26, 2013 1996 Plan [Member] Minimum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 1996 Plan [Member] Maximum [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 Employee Stock [Member]	Oct. 27, 2012 Employee Stock [Member]	Oct. 26, 2013 Supplemental Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number Of Stock Incentive Plans	5
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)						559,000,000	694,000,000													471,400,000		9,000,000
Reduction in number of shares available for issuance after amendment approved by shareholders (ratio)						1.5
Stock options and stock appreciation rights exercise price percentage of the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date (percentage)						100.00%											100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period								10 years								9 years	9 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage									25.00%	20.00%	25.00%	20.00%		0.00%	150.00%			25.00%	20.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Requisite Service Period									36 months	48 months			3 years					36 months	48 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized																	2,500,000,000
Number of months in which stock options ratably exercise, nonstandard																	60
ESPP- offering period description																				24-month offering period, which consists of four consecutive 6-month purchase periods.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date (in percentage)																				15.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date																				Jan. 03, 2020
Shares issued under employee purchase plan (in shares)																				0	0
Shares available for issuance under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in shares)	217,000,000		228,000,000		218,000,000															51,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards	$ 2,400,000,000
Expected period of recognition of compensation cost, years	2 years 6 months
Income tax benefit for employee share-based compensation expense	$ 78,000,000	$ 79,000,000
Closing stock price				$ 22.46
In-the-money exercisable stock option (in shares)	61,000,000
Stock options exercisable (in shares)	244,000,000		271,000,000
Stock options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price per share	$ 25.08		$ 24.84
Performance restricted stock units, based on operating performance goals			50.00%
Performance restricted stock units, based on TSR			50.00%